Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for casting
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to the work activity
- Select personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
- Place and operate all runners, dams and skimmers correctly
- Ensure that tools are at the correct temperature for effective operations
- Ensure that casting equipment is ready for correct operation
- Maintain tap hole correctly for efficient operation
- Cast ore and slag
- Follow safe working procedures at all times
- Use appropriate safety clothing and equipment provided
- Identify, address and report environmental issues
- Drain runners after cast as required
- Safely and correctly complete off blast activities
- Correctly secure and plug the tap hole
- Ensure that only iron enters the iron receiving vessel
- Correctly open and keep the tap hole clear during cast
- Operate correct warnings when instructed to activate item
- Ensure fume extraction and indicator lights, when under front side control, are operating efficiently
- Separate ore and slag
- Follow safe working procedures at all times
- Use appropriate safety clothing and equipment provided
- Segregate slag according to retained ore proportion and direct accordingly
- Contain slag flows within the runner system to minimise damage and spillage
- Ensure that tools are at the correct temperature throughout to reduce the risk of explosion
- Correctly maintain runner system to ensure casting proceeds to specification